Irv Gotti Presents: The Remixes

• Artist: Irv Gotti
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• Release Date: October 29, 2002
• Type: Contains explicit content, Collection (various artists)
• Genre: Rap

Review

Irv Gotti's The Remixes functions as much more than just a cash-in effort; it's a chance for one of hip-hop's most respected trackmasters to revamp tracks from his solid 2002 LP, The Inc. Gotti disses P. Diddy's We Invented the Remix with a spoken intro, then launches with "Unfoolish," his production hit for protegé Ashanti also heard on P. Diddy's record. Ashanti does well on mixes of "I'm So Happy" and "The Pledge," while Gotti detours into hardcore with a tough remix of "O.G." with Caddillac Tah. The new tracks "Poverlous" and "Me & My Boyfriend" also shine, showing Gotti's way with a production -- smoking tracks that borrow from hardcore, funk, old-school but always sound original. It's obviously not as necessary as the original Irv Gotti Presents: The Inc., but much fun for the already converted. ~ John Bush, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
The Remixes Skit		Irv Gotti	(0:26)
Unfoolish (Lyrics)	R. Kelly, Irv Gotti, E. Jordan, Christopher Wallace, D. Jones, Ashanti Douglas	Irv Gotti, Ashanti	(3:13)
I'm So Happy [Remix]		Charli Baltimore, Ashanti	(3:53)
The Pledge [Remix]	Nas, Stevie Wonder, E. Baker, Irv Gotti, Jeffrey Atkins, Ashanti Douglas, Tupac Shakur, Seven Aurelius	Nas, 2Pac, Ja Rule, Ashanti	(3:54)
O.G. [Remix]	Irv Gotti	Caddillac Tah, Black Child	(2:49)
Boss Skit		Irv Gotti	(0:42)
Me & My Boyfriend	Toni Braxton, Ricky Rouse, Irving Lorenzo, Tyrone Wrice, Darryl Harper, Tamar Braxton, Tupac Shakur, Andre Parker	Toni Braxton	(3:36)
Come-N-Go	Irv Gotti, Jeffrey Atkins, Ashanti Douglas	Ja Rule, Ashanti	(4:29)
Poverlous	Irv Gotti, A. Parker	Caddillac Tah	(3:49)
Spanish Dancing Skit		Irv Gotti	(0:25)
Rainy Dayz [Remix]	Irv Gotti, Jeffrey Atkins, A. Parker, A. Young, M. Holder	Mary J. Blige, Ja Rule	(4:09)
Moreno Skit		Irv Gotti	(0:45)
Baby [Remix]	Brad Jordan, Irv Gotti, Anselm Douglas, A. Parker	Scarface	(4:46)
Hard Livin'	G. Fields, Irv Gotti, A. Parker		(3:56)
No One Does It Better [Remix]	Irv Gotti, Jeffrey Atkins, Ashanti Douglas	Ja Rule, Caddillac Tah, Black Child	(3:43)
Remo's Back Skit		Irv Gotti	(0:18)
We Dem Boyz (Let's Ride)	G. Fields, Irv Gotti, A. Parker		(4:09)
Baby [Remix]	Brad Jordan, Irv Gotti, Anselm Douglas, A. Parker	Crooked I	(4:53)

Credits

Toni Braxton (Vocals (Background)), Mary J. Blige (Producer), Brian Robinson (Business Consultant), Ricky Rouse (Guitar), Rick Patrick (Art Direction), Brian Springer (Mixing), Irv Gotti (Producer), Irv Gotti (Executive Producer), Irv Gotti (Mixing), Jonathan Mannion (Photography), Tara Podolsky (A&R), Tony Vanias (Recording Director), Deidre Graham (Marketing), Tamar Braxton (Vocals (Background)), Darcell Lawrence (Executive in Charge of Music), Ken Duro (Engineer), Ken Duro (Mixing), Terry "Murda Mac" Herbert (Engineer), Terry "Murda Mac" Herbert (Assistant Engineer), Milwaukee Buck (Producer), Milwaukee Buck (Engineer), Milwaukee Buck (Mixing), 7 Aurelius (Producer), 7 Aurelius (Instrumentation), Chink Santana (Producer), Chink Santana (Instrumentation), Chris DeLaPena (Mixing Assistant), Rosie Michel (Stylist), Andy West (Design)